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tion the possible danger of infections diseases being
spread by the sale of old clothes in the streets, and
communicated with the Local Government Board
upon the matter. The Local Government Board
replied, forwarding copies of Orders which they had
issued prohibiting the importation of rags and
clothing into this country, and stating that they did
not see their way to the imposition of further
restrictions. The Vestry therefore instructed their
Sanitary Officers to give all possible attention to
see that the Orders of the Local Government Board
are carried out.
Baths and Washhouses.—For the third time
(the two previous being in 1874 and 1884), the
Vestry appointed in November, 1892, a Special
Committee to consider the desirability of the Yestry
adopting the Baths and Washhouses Acts, and
to report thereon, but at the date at which this
report is closed the Committee had not reported on
the subject.
International Congress on Hygeine and Demography.—The
last annual report contained a
record of the appointment by the Yestry of delegates
to attend this Congress in August, 1891, and the
report of the delegates. The Vestry has since
received a print of the transactions of the Congress
contained in thirteen volumes.
Bishop's Court.—The last Report stated that,
with reference to the proposed pulling down of No.
6½, Bishop's Court as an obstructive building, under
section 38 of the Housing of the Working Classes
Act, the Vestry had considered the matter, and
adjourned the further consideration until after
Bolton Court had been dealt with under the same
section. A letter was received in December from